Mentorship, Coaching & Workspace Sponsorship for the Emerging Leader

1. Mentorship, Coaching & Workspace Sponsorship for the Emerging Leader

2. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Introduction Who Am I “My Why” Ask questions 37 Slides

3. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Share Are you being mentored? Coached? Sponsored? Are you mentoring? Coaching? Sponsoring? Take 4 minutes and share with person to your right.

4. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Share Raise of hands: • Mentored, mentoring • Coached, coaching • Sponsored, sponsoring

5. Coaching

6. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Definitions of Coaching According to the International Coach Federation (ICF), coachingisdefined as a partnership with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Coaching is a client-driven process that’s distinct from other service professions, such as counseling, mentoring, consulting and training. Association for Talent Development

7. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Types of Coaching • Career coaching—Provides support for employees looking to make a career transition, whether short or long term, including guidance on their professional development and job search. Career coaches may help with resume writing, job searches, online profiles, and job interviewing. • Life coaching—While not the most popular type of coaching within an organization, life coaches are still sometimes present internally. This specialty of coaching focuses on a variety of aspects of life, including career, health and fitness, finances, relationships, and spiritual growth. Association for Talent Development

8. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Types of Coaching • Organizational or business coaching—Provides business owners and entrepreneurs with support in identifying goals, creating strategies to obtain those goals, and boosting the overall performance of the organization. • Performance coaching—Supports those within organizations who need to improve their work performance, often as a result of performance appraisal results, regardless of level or job title. • Leadership coaching—Provides coaching for those looking to grow and develop leadership skills, regardless of whether they are an individual contributor, manager, or senior manager. Association for Talent Development

9. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring What Coaching is Not • Mentoring is a self-directed, mutually beneficial, long-term relationship between two individuals for long-term career movement where the mentor does most of the talking and offers advice. While coaching is a true partnership among equals, mentoring most typically consists of a more experienced person directly guiding the mentee through an experience that the mentor has already been through. ATD

10. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring What Coaching is Not • Coaching, on the other hand, is a conversation focused on helping other people (coachees or clients) move forward relative to their goals, hopes, and curiosities—not to dig into their past. • For coaching to be helpful, it should be directly tied to what the client wants to accomplish, through a process that is directed by the coachee, where the coachee is empowered to uncover and develop their own path to achieving their goal and does the majority of the talking. ATD (Future oriented)

11. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Discussion • Career coaching • Life coaching • Business coaching • Performance coaching • Leadership coaching Turn to person on your right & discuss which coaching you would choose if you have the opportunity and why. 5 minutes

12. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Discussion • Career coaching • Life coaching • Business coaching • Performance coaching • Leadership coaching Turn to person on your right & discuss which coaching you would choose if you have the opportunity and why. 5 minutes

13. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring How to Find a Coach • Association for Talent Development (ATF) • International Coach Federation (ICF) • Visit noomii.com (Professional coach directory) • Ask a mentor • Google your city f/ Leadership, Executive, Business coach

14. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Working with a Coach • Define goals • Define boundaries • Define communication • Establish contract (explicit vs. implicit) • Define timeline

15. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring My Experience • Business coaching • Leadership coaching Others experience?

16. Workplace Sponsoring

17. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Definition of Workplace Sponsor A workplace sponsor is traditionally someone in a position in a company that is able to guide and influence your progress through the maze and politics of advancement. A sponsor takes an employee they think has potential and guides them in a different manner than a mentor or supporter would. Jone Johnson Lewis

18. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Workplace Sponsor A workplace sponsor usually identifies employees that are perched on the entresol, the level between levels, waiting for the chance to rise into the executive ranks. Sponsors, usually already executive grade, take an interest in furthering the advancement of the employees with the most potential. A sponsor's interest can come from a desire to help others advance, but most of the time there are other motivators that influence a decision to sponsor someone. The key motivator for finding a protege is to further the interests and profitability of the company. Jone Johnson Lewis

19. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Data for Workplace Sponsor • 98,000 respondents, Payscale.com 2018 • 57.4% men, 56% of women • 55% of Black & Hispanic women • 73% sponsor was their manager, 16% were manager’s manager • White male sponsors have a significant effect on the pay and advancement of the respondents. Those who have a white male sponsor (regardless of race or gender), achieved higher pay rates than those with a non-white male sponsor. White males earn less when they are sponsored by a female as well. • This suggests that while there have been improvements with equality in workplaces, there is still a dominance of white male influences in advancements in the workplace. Thebalancecareers.com White male sponsors have a significant effect on the pay and advancement of the respondents. Those who have a white male sponsor (regardless of race or gender), achieved higher pay rates than those with a non-white male sponsor. White males earn less when they are sponsored by a female as well. This suggests that while there have been improvements with equality in workplaces, there is still a dominance of white male influences in advancements in the workplace.

20. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring How to Find a Sponsor • Have excellent performance • Get in front of potential sponsors • Make known wish to advance • Make known willingness to learn • Make known willingness to volunteer • Ask to help potential sponsor on project…

21. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring My Experience • Executive Director • Foraker Training • Leadership Anchorage • Jules Ferguson Others experience? Questions?

22. Mentoring

23. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring My Mentoring Who I Mentor – • 22 men, 22 of color • 1 woman Why I Mentor • Support young men of color

24. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Mentoring According to a recent study, the supply-demand imbalance is severe: while more than 75% of professional men and women want to have a mentor, only 37% have one. What’s more, most of the people currently acting as mentors aren’t having as dramatic an impact as they could because they’re too narrowly focused on career advancement. Rick Woolworth

25. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Define Mentoring • Mentoring is a self-directed, mutually beneficial, long-term relationship between two individuals for long-term career movement where the mentor does most of the talking and offers advice. ATD • My job is to engender dreams

26. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring Define Mentoring • my job is to engender dreams, • to support you in various ways to make dreams and aspirations a reality (a truth)

27. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring How to Mentor • Make relationship explicit & formal • Establish boundaries (trust) • Establish roles, responsibilities and accountabilities

28. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring How to Mentor • Establish communication time, place and frequency • Meet them at where the mentee is… emotionally, intellectually, spiritually • Face to face, in-person as much as possible

29. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring How to Mentor • What is your dream? (give them permission to dream) • Share experience & stories • Share knowledge (information) • Books, articles, podcasts

30. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring How to Mentor • Introduce you to people who may assist you in achieving your dreams • Ask questions, listen and feedback • Have empathy

31. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring How to Mentor • Support emotionally • Mentor the whole person (within boundaries & permissions) • Ask more questions • Help identify strengths to emphasize • Share truth as you see it • Be consistent, long term and loving

32. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring How to Mentor • Help identify strengths to emphasize • Share truth as you see it • Celebrate success, growth and overcoming • Encourage mentoring of mentees • Be consistent, long term and loving

33. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring How to Find a Mentor • My original mentors – 1985 • Can be more than one • Find the most successful people, in and outside of your field • Invite to lunch or coffee • Make the “Ask” • “I am looking for a mentor, would you be open to mentoring me?”

34. Coaching, Sponsoring & Mentoring How to Find a Mentor • Invite to lunch or coffee • Make the “Ask” • “I am looking for a mentor, would you be open to mentoring me?” • If they are not available ask them if there is someone they could recommend • Thank them!

35. 7 Rules of High Self-Esteem Wrap Up • Look for and invest in Coaching • Look for a Workplace Sponsor • Look for Mentors • Mentor someone (Give it back) Any questions or comments?

36. 7 Rules of High Self-Esteem Further Reading • 6 Pillars of Self-Esteem – Nathaniel Branden • The Speed of Trust – Stephen Covey • Deep Work – Cal Newport • James Clear’s Blog

37. 7 Rules of High Self-Esteem Contact Info Ken Miller, CFRE President Denali Fundraising Consultants ken@denalifsp.com 907 250-8488 Please feel free to contact me anytime. Thank you!